William Patrick Patterson

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1970s
Support
Anti-War Vietnam Veterans Against the War Gainesville Eight
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Biography

Vietnam veteran and member of Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) indicted in 1972 as one of the 'Gainesville Eight' for conspiracy to disrupt the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. All eight defendants were acquitted by a federal jury on August 31, 1973.

Case

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Charges: Conspiracy to incite a riot at the 1972 Republican National Convention
Arrested: Jul 10, 1972
Sentence: Verdict as recorded: No — acquitted by jury August 31, 1973
Convicted: No — acquitted
Institution State: Florida

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